From afar, Jiang Jichen spotted Nangong Jinjie. He couldn’t help but shout with glee, "Nangong Jinjie, you bastard! Now that I’ve found you, let’s settle this once and for all, life or death!"

Nangong Jinjie and his group stared intently at the Fierce Crocodile a few kilometers behind Jiang Jichen, their faces deathly pale.

’Life or death? To hell with life or death! That’s a Peak Earth Level Fierce Crocodile, equivalent to a human at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm!’

’Even if all of them attacked at once, they wouldn’t even be an appetizer for that thing!’

Nangong Jinjie knew at once that Jiang Jichen was doing this on purpose. He was trying to lead the calamity to them.

So, he immediately led his men and bolted at a dead run.

In an instant, dust billowed as if a gale were sweeping across the land.

Jiang Jichen gave chase from far behind, shouting, "Nangong Jinjie, you bastard, you coward! Where do you think you’re going? Don’t you dare fight me, Jiang Jichen, to the death?"

Nangong Jinjie had no time to spare for Jiang Jichen’s taunts. He just kept accelerating while his team scattered in all directions.

But Jiang Jichen seemed to have locked onto Nangong Jinjie alone, pursuing him relentlessly.

Soon, Nangong Jinjie discovered a terrible truth: his speed was no match for Jiang Jichen’s. Jiang Jichen quickly overtook him, leaving him behind.

And behind him was the Fierce Crocodile, as massive as a small mountain. Its lantern-like eyes were savage, chilling, and utterly terrifying!

"Jiang Jichen... you despicable, shameless villain!"

Nangong Jinjie was on the verge of tears as he cursed loudly.

He had truly been screwed over by Jiang Jichen... to the point of being traumatized!

However, Nangong Jinjie’s fear turned to fury. He spat viciously, "Jiang Jichen, you may be a bit faster than me, but if you think you can shake me, you’ve got another thing coming!"

With that, he slapped two Divine Movement Talismans onto his feet. His speed instantly doubled, allowing him to barely widen the gap with the Fierce Crocodile. He also managed to stay close to Jiang Jichen, only a hundred meters behind.

’I thought I could shake him off easily,’ Jiang Jichen thought. ’But I didn’t expect him to have treasures like Divine Movement Talismans. Truly worthy of a Young Master from the Seven Great Families.’

"Nangong Jinjie, you bastard! I’m busy today, how about we fight to the death some other time?"

The words from Jiang Jichen, who was running in the lead, enraged Nangong Jinjie so much that he nearly coughed up blood.

"In your dreams, Jiang Jichen! Today, one of us is going to die!"

Nangong Jinjie gritted his teeth and slapped two more Divine Movement Talismans on his feet.

WHOOSH!

His speed surged again, closing the distance to Jiang Jichen by another fifty meters.

Now Jiang Jichen was getting anxious, and angry!

He suddenly spotted a group of people far ahead hunting giant black scorpions to farm points. It was... Ling Dong’s team!

Jiang Jichen was overjoyed and shouted from afar, "Brother Ling Dong! Are you having trouble farming points? This bastard Nangong Jinjie and I lured a Fierce Crocodile over. How about we kill it together and split the points evenly?"

Ling Dong was, in fact, worried about his points. He realized that even after hours of killing black scorpions, he hadn’t caught up to Jiang Jichen and was even trailing Nangong Jinjie. He was just about to find a new spot to hunt some higher-level Fierce Beasts.

But then, in the distance, he saw a bare-chested man sprinting wildly. It was... Jiang Jichen!

However, before he could feel a shred of joy, his expression turned incredibly sour. Jiang Jichen’s words had served as a warning.

’A Fierce Crocodile at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm? Kill it? My ass!’

’Jiang Jichen, fine. But why is Nangong Jinjie involved too?’

"Nangong Jinjie, you... what the hell do you think you’re doing? Are you trying to get me killed by luring that monster here?"

Ling Dong didn’t hesitate for a second, leading his team into a frantic sprint as he roared the question at Nangong Jinjie.

"Damn it! You think I wanted this? It was all that piece of trash, that despicable villain Jiang Jichen!"

Nangong Jinjie wanted to cry but had no tears left.

And so, the chase soon involved three people. Jiang Jichen was still the fastest and in the lead, with Ling Dong about ten meters behind him.

As they continued their mad dash, they ran into Cang Lengshan, the second senior brother of the Flowing Cloud Sect, Wei Xiaolang, and Su Hao.

And so, the number of people being chased by the Fierce Crocodile grew to seven!

They all quickly realized that Jiang Jichen had brought the Fierce Crocodile upon them. The realization made them gnash their teeth in hatred, but they were helpless to do anything about it.

In the Third Layer Space, it was impossible to attack one another, so there was no way for them to lay a hand on Jiang Jichen.

"This isn’t a solution," the second senior brother of the Flowing Cloud Sect said at this moment. "Why don’t we just team up to kill the Fierce Crocodile? It’s not like we can attack each other in here anyway."

By now, they had reached the edge of a cliff with nowhere left to run.

Flying was forbidden in this place, and they doubted falling would lead to a better outcome.

Jiang Jichen sighed from his position at the front. "I’ve been suggesting this all along, but none of you were willing to put aside your prejudices. If we keep this up, we’ll all just be running for our lives and won’t earn any points!"

The other six rolled their eyes. It was true that every time Jiang Jichen ran into one of them, he’d yelled that he and some other poor soul had lured a Fierce Crocodile over and that they should all team up to kill it. But... they hated him to the bone and had never for a second considered working with him.

However, the words of the Flowing Cloud Sect’s second senior brother served as a reminder: even if they wanted to kill Jiang Jichen, it was impossible to do so here.

Unless... The six leaders, all from the Seven Great Families and Three Major Sects, exchanged subtle glances. They seemed to understand one another’s intentions perfectly, and each gave an imperceptible nod.

"Alright. We’ll team up to kill the Fierce Crocodile."

In the end, everyone nodded in agreement.

Their figures flickered, and in an instant, they surrounded the charging Fierce Crocodile. Then, they mercilessly unleashed their strongest attacks.

In truth, they were all seething with pent-up frustration after being chased for half the day, so they held nothing back in their assault.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The sword of the Flowing Cloud Sect’s second senior brother, Ling Dong’s powerful Daoist Skill, Su Hao’s Mysterious Array Pattern...

...all struck the Fierce Crocodile’s massive body simultaneously.

But the crocodile’s hide was incredibly tough. Even under such a terrifying barrage, it only suffered superficial wounds, nothing fatal.

ROAR!

The Fierce Crocodile flew into a rage, swinging its mountain-sized tail in a devastating sweep.

At that moment, Jiang Jichen was also channeling a Sword Technique to strike the Fierce Crocodile.

He was furious too after being chased for so long.

So, he was single-mindedly focused on slaying the beast.

Besides, this realm forbade humans from attacking each other, so Jiang Jichen wasn’t worried about them turning on him.

However, before he could unleash his Sword Technique, he saw Ling Dong and the other five roar in unison, "Now!"

As they shouted, they worked together to form a mysterious Array Seal, which they slapped onto the Fierce Crocodile.

BOOM!

The Fierce Crocodile lost all control of its body. It turned into a living meteorite, hurtling straight for Jiang Jichen.

Having been at the head of the pack, Jiang Jichen was standing right on the cliff’s edge when the enormous Fierce Crocodile slammed into him.

It felt as if his body was shattering, countless bones breaking from the impact. He and the Fierce Crocodile plummeted together, falling straight into the bottomless abyss.